Mahanoy Area business manager discusses charter school funding
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Area School District Business Administrator John J. Hurst provided an overview to the school board of the financial burden involving charter schools and other issues during last...
View Article4 charged with Agway theft that led to lottery win
ORWIGSBURG — Joan M. Lechleitner, who bought a winning Cash 5 lottery ticket in 2015, did so with stolen money, police said Tuesday in charging her and three other employees with taking more than...
View ArticleChild porn defendant withdraws plea
Although he came to Schuylkill County Court on Tuesday to be sentenced, alleged child pornographer Kenneth T. Lipiec instead withdrew his guilty plea when the judge indicated he would not accept the...
View ArticleRhodes Organization withdraws zoning appeal from Orwigsburg board
ORWIGSBURG — The Blue Mountain Retirement Community withdrew their appeal to the Orwigsburg Zoning Hearing Board last month. The board met briefly May 19 to hear an appeal by the Rhodes Organization,...
View ArticleUpper Dauphin Area graduates receive advice, final 'baton moment'
ELIZABETHVILLE — Barbara Minchhoff believed Wednesday’s Upper Dauphin Area High School graduation called for a “baton moment.” Minchhoff, a retired UDA social studies teacher, served as the...
View ArticleSchuylkill IU 29 graduates turn tassels
MAR LIN — When addressing the 2016 graduates at Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 on Wednesday morning, the principal told them to reach for the stars. “We wish all the graduates all of the best in...
View ArticleSchuylkill County administrator retires
The Schuylkill County commissioners bid farewell Wednesday to county administrator Mark Scarbinsky, who is retiring at the end of the week. Scarbinsky, 67, of Saint Clair, has been county administrator...
View ArticleState officials set medical marijuana priorities
HARRISBURG — Children with serious medical conditions will have first access to legal medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, possibly as soon as next month, state Health Secretary Karen Murphy said...
View ArticleAround the region, June 2, 2016
n Ashland: Ashland American Legion Bernard J. Dolan Post 434 is looking for veterans — male and female — from all wars to join. Regular meetings are at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the...
View ArticlePolice log, June 2, 2016
2 children hit by car in Tamaqua TAMAQUA —Tamaqua police reportedly are investigating an incident in which two children were struck by a vehicle late Wednesday morning. According to the Citizens Fire...
View ArticleFrackville police advise motorists of traffic restrictions
Frackville police are reminding motorists there will be traffic restrictions in the borough this weekend due to the scheduled Frackville Downtown Revitalization Car Show. The show will be held from 1...
View ArticleCorrections, June 2, 2016
Date incorrect The Tri-Valley Community Pool, 306 S. Good Spring Road, Hegins, will open for the regular season at noon Friday with free admission. The day was incorrect in Wednesday’s edition. Names...
View ArticleTimes-Shamrock Communications rolls out new website designs
Times-Shamrock Communications rolled out a sleek, vibrant new design Wednesday for its daily newspapers’ websites and mobile platforms. Featuring bolder type, larger fonts, faster speeds, a new color...
View ArticleDeeds, June 2, 2016
Deeds Cass Township — Helen Melusky to Bradley J. Hall; 135 Schaeffer Hill Road, Duncott; $37,000. Mahanoy City — Barbara M. Derstine to Carole E. Alexander; 535 E. Pine St.; $3,000. Nancy Vukaj, Hazir...
View ArticleElementary students cheer on North Schuylkill seniors
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Members of the North Schuylkill Class of 2016 spent an enjoyable and introspective morning at the elementary school for the final time before their graduation. Dressed in their caps...
View ArticleState offers update on Reading Anthracite timbering
SAINT CLAIR — Reading Anthracite Co. did not submit required plans to state or county agencies before timbering a hillside in Saint Clair a few weeks ago, Colleen Connolly, the community relations...
View ArticlePanther Valley graduates celebrate 'family bond'
LANSFORD — Huddled together in the hallways of Panther Valley High School, the 76 graduates of the Panther Valley Class of 2016 leaned on each other one last time. Amidst the nervous chatter, the...
View ArticleNorth Schuylkill grads process into the future
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — There was an overwhelming amount of “Spartan Pride” present Thursday as 139 members of the Class of 2016 received their diplomas to enter the new stage in their lives. Commencement...
View ArticleDeeds, June 3, 2016
Deeds Ashland — Fabrizion and Shiran Manganiello to Turkey Hill LP; property on Centre Street; $38,000. Blythe Township — Robert Webb to Robert Webber Jr.; 85 Water St., Cumbola; $54,900. Branch...
View ArticlePolice log, June 3, 2016
Police: 2 girls hit by car hospitalized TAMAQUA — Tamaqua police this morning released details of an incident Wednesday in which two 5-year-old girls were hit by a vehicle. According to officers, a...
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